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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zoe Tidman and Aisha Rimi

Up to 35,000 homes left without running water after surge in burst pipes

Eddie Mitchell/Aerial News

Tens of thousands of homes have been left without running water after thawing snow and ice caused a surge in burst pipes.

Residents in Kent, Sussex, Hertforshire and Essex have been forced to turn to bottled water as providers scramble to restore supplies as households went more than 24 hours without water.

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